Troy As a Tourist Destinatıon in Antiquity

Year 2019, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 122 - 146, 28.02.2019

Reyhan Korpe

https://doi.org/10.32958/gastoria.508926

Abstract

The site of Troy is one
of the most important tourist destinations of the world, visited by thousands
of people every year. The fame of the city rests on the Iliad, the epic poem
that deals with the Trojan War. Since the Iliad, the first literature of the
western culture, has been famous since ancient times, it is no wonder that
people all over the world want to see the remains of Troy where the famous
Trojan War took place. This is not a modern phenomenon, however, as Troy was a
tourist destination in antiquity as well. Troy was an important destination
especially during the Roman rule since the Romans believed that the Trojans
founded their city. The Roman connection brought huge benefits to the city as
the city became a tourist destination for Romans. Famous Romans including
Caesar and Hadrian visited the city and helped the city financially. With the
expansion of Christianity, the foundation myths of Rome became less popular and
this inevitably led to the decline of the ties between Troy and Rome, which in
turn must have weakened its status as a tourist destination.

Keywords

Troy, Homer, Trojan War, Achilles

Antik Çağın Turizm Merkezi Olarak Troia

Abstract

Günümüzde sadece
Türkiye’nin değil dünyanın da sayılı turizm merkezlerinden biri olan Troia ören
yeri her yıl binlerce yerli ve yabancı turist tarafından ziyaret edilmektedir.
Troia’nın Akdeniz dünyasında var olan binlerce antik kent içinde, görülmek için
bu kadar çok tercih edilmesinin nedeni, öncelikle Homeros’un destanlaştırdığı
Troia Savaşının geçtiği yerleri, kentin antik kalıntılarını yerinde
görebilmektir. Homeros destanlarının meşhur ettiği Troia bu şöhreti sayesinde
sadece günümüzde değil antik çağlarda da aynı derecede ilgi çekmiştir. Antik Yunan
döneminde var olan ziyaretler özellikle Roma İmparatorluğu ile birlikte tam
anlamıyla bir kültür turizmine dönüşmüştür. Romalı turistlerin kendi kurucu
atalarının kenti olarak gördükleri Troia’ya yaptıkları ziyaretler bu kentin
ekonomisinin önemli bir kaynağı olmuştur. Hıristiyanlık ile birlikte Roma’nın
kuruluş mitosuna olan ilginin azalmasıyla Troia’ya yapılan ziyaretler de
kesilmiştir. Troia, birçok doğal ve insani afetlerin yanı sıra, belki de en
önemli gelir kaynağının da tükenmesiyle çok geçmeden terk edilip harabeye
dönmüştür.  

Keywords

Troia, Homeros, Troia Savaşları, Akhilleus

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